WORD PARTS
NEUR/O
What combining form means nerve?
cerebellum
What is the second largest part of the brain?
neuritis
What term means inflammation of a nerve?
neuroplasty
What procedure is the surgical repair of a nerve?
myelitis
What term means inflammation of the spinal cord?
MYEL/O
What combining form means spinal cord?
afferent neuron
What type of neuron carries messages to the brain?
encephalitis
What term means inflammation of the brain?
lobectomy
What procedure is surgical removal of part of the brain?
concussion
What term means violent shaking of the brain?
ENCEPHAL/O
What combining form means brain?
meninges
What connective tissues enclose the brain?
meningitis
What term means inflammation of the meninges?
neurotomy
What procedure is a surgical incision into a nerve?
sciatica
What term means inflammation of the sciatic nerve?
PSYCH/O
What combining form means mind?
myelin sheath
What is the protective covering over some nerves?
syncope
What term means the brief loss of consciousness?
neurorrhaphy
What term means to suture the ends of a severed nerve?
hydrocephalus
What term means abnormally increased spinal fluid in the brain?
-ESTHESIA
What suffix means sensation or feeling?
synapse
What is the space between two neurons?
Bell’s palsy
What is temporary paralysis of the facial nerve?
echoencephalography
What is an ultrasound of the brain?
radiculitis
What term means inflammation of a spinal nerve root?